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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1943
Page
6
The Athens Messenger announces publication details and subscription rates. It lists frequencies weekly and Sunday editions, publishing company, management, and rate options for mail and carrier delivery with varying durations and prices.
Fifteen writers including a Pulitzer winner resign from the Office of War Information protesting sugar coated or withheld war news. They say a January report on the food situation was suppressed and a bland alternative issued, arguing for full honest presentation of war information to the public.
Washington faces chronic changes in rationing rules as new administrators attempt to fix ceilings and regulate production. Officials admit more study time is needed while the need to ration remains as pressing as before. The article notes global markets and farmer resilience amid ongoing world shortages.
The United Mine Workers adopt an intelligent public advertising approach to explain the wage fight led by John L. Lewis. The piece notes public opposition to the wage increase while revealing the hidden cost of a 90 minute daily unpaid commute to and from the coal pit.
The piece analyzes a strategic rift between Washington officials and field generals in the Southwest Pacific. It notes Gen Kenney and Gen MacArthur pushing for more forces and warning of potential debacles, while White House and cabinet leaders uphold Europe First policy. It highlights Japan’s growing strength and a race to produce air power and ships.
A young North Africa armorer soldier asks why war causes suffering and wonders about returning to college to pursue science. He recalls reading Miracle Hunters and yearns for Cosmos Club lectures, contrasting roars of war with a quiet, questioning reflections on humanity and religion.
The speaker urges taking a chance on a peace that would spare young men from mass murder. They argue that inaction invites another war and condemns baby boys born now to become fodder, asking what common sense objection remains to pursuing peace for the next generation.
Vice President Henry Wallace spends vacation touring South American capitals to promote peace and understanding. He notes boundary lines matter as signs of reason, not fortifications, and cites Chile Argentina’s Andes inscription urging lasting peace. He contrasts Europe’s tensions with South America’s relatively peaceful borders and highlights meddling by pirates and merchants in Gran Chaco.
Readers may submit signed letters on current events to the Public Forum column. Contributions should be concise to allow multiple letters per day, with the writer's signature appearing alongside the note.
The Messenger editorial argues nations misstep by rejecting Christ's two great commandments to love God and neighbor. It urges leaders and citizens alike to examine actions in prayer, ensure fairness, and build upon love as the basis for peace and justice, with James Baxter from Corning signing April 14.
Mary J. Colbert received a pair of embroidered house slippers and a black leather purse from her son Bernard Colbert serving with the armed forces in Africa. Ann White was sent a head scarf. Eddie Sayre recovers at home in Buchtel after a heart attack at the Curtiss-Wright plant in Columbus. Freddie Sayre of Fort Ord expected home on furlough. John Williams of Columbus visiting friends. Floyd McCune, former Buchtel auto shop instructor now in Goldsboro NC, visits. The article also notes visits by Don Brady family from Dayton, Day ton guests, and Will Wade and Lancaster Brown family visits. Will Wade ill. John Campbell of Columbus visited his father Ed Campbell. John Campbell learned his son in the Navy was wounded in battle. Walter McLattamore at home after major surgery in Columbus. Brady Covert injured in a Carbondale Mine accident. he was dragged by a mine car while hauling.
Barry Fielding and guide Jose flee Quiche territory after a trial over a frame and Barry falls ill with malaria. Jose ferociously defends him with Atabrine and broth while they hide in a pine forest and plan a return to the plantation before attempting to clear Barry with the Quiches. A pig boundary note recalls the San Juan Island dispute between the United States and Canada.
California's Lava Beds National Monument received 36 619 visitors in 1940, up from 34 201 the previous year. The report highlights growing public interest in the site and notes steady attendance growth across the period.
Albany Community Garden Club met at Mrs Will Cling home to hear papers on gladiola culture by Mrs Henry Reeder and chrysanthemum tips by Mrs Gray Vorhes. Eighteen members and several guests attended with May gathering planned at Mrs Charles Parkers. Neighborly visits and farm talk filled a busy spring schedule.
A collage of Q and A trading lines covers Hitler’s mistakes including failure to invade England after Dunkirk and attacking Russia instead of the Middle East for oil. Other items touch Pearl Harbor, a volcanic eruption hoax, seismologist skepticism, and naval service notes.
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